Mangaluru to get 2nd opinion centre to guide patients

Puttanna Kulal Prathishtana, social organization working on promotion of health, education and culture, is all set to open Sarvajna Second Opinion Centre to provide patients and their relatives with proper guidance on right treatment options available in Mangaluru.TNN | April 13, 2016, 09:02 IST

(Photo Courtesy: Getty Images)Mangaluru: The Coastal City, a hub of medical colleges and super specialty hospitals, will soon have a second opinion centre for the benefit of patients.

Puttanna Kulal Prathishtana, social organization working on promotion of health, education and culture, is all set to open Sarvajna Second Opinion Centre to provide patients and their relatives with proper guidance on right treatment options available in Mangaluru.

The centre head Annayya Kulal, who is the former president of IMA state family doctors' wing, said the first-of-its-kind centre would study the medical records and provide proper guidance to patients.

"Being a family physician, I get calls from people close to me seeking guidance on treatment for various ailments. Many people are ignorant about various treatment options available in Mangaluru. With right guidance, patients may choose the right option and thereby get treatment," Dr Kulal said.

Patients or their relatives have to bring all medical records and a panel of experts will verify the same thoroughly, he said. "We will start the centre at the Foundation's office in Mangaluru in a couple of weeks. It will also be major boost for the health tourism in the coastal city. The centre will also provide information for those who arrive here from foreign countries," he said.

"Second opinion centres are functioning in several other cities. Though most hospitals have their own counselling departments, they suggest patients to undergo treatment in their own facilities. However, our centre will look at all options available in the city and help patients with right guidance for a nominal fee," Kulal said.